Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2004-01-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, State aid, control of State aid

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Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2004/C 28/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 13.11.2002

Date of adoption of the decision: 16.10.2002

Member State: Denmark

Aid No: NN 116/98

Member State: Finland

Aid No: N 195/02

Title: Fiscal measures applicable to seafares on board Danish
vessels

Title: Act on taxation of shipping (Tonnage Tax)

Objective: Reduction of manning costs
transport

in the maritime

Objective: Preserve competitiveness of the fleet and promote
the maritime shipping ‘cluster’ (employment of EC seafarers,
preservation of maritime know-how in the EC and devel-
opment of maritime skills and the improvement of safety)

Legal basis: Lov nr. 361, lov nr. 362, lov nr. 363 og lov nr.
364 af 1. juli 1988

Legal basis: Esitys tonnistoverolaiksi (HE 234/2001)

Duration: No limit

Budget: EUR 20 million per year

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confi-
dential information has been removed, can be found at

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

Date of adoption of the decision: 10.12.2003

Member State: Germany

Aid No: NN 135/03

Title: Reduction of non-wage labour costs in the maritime
transport sector

Objective: Safeguard employment of German seafarers on
board of German merchant
ships and preserve maritime
know-how

Legal basis: Directive for the reduction of non-wage labour
costs (social charges) in the German maritime shipping sector

Budget: EUR 27 million

Aid intensity or amount: Under
the
corporation tax for each qualifying ship is to be calculated
by reference to a fixed rate per 100 net tonnage per day as
follows:

the Tonnage Tax,

Up to including 1 000 net tons
Between 1 001 and 10 000 net tons
Between 10 001 and 25 000 net tons
More than 25 000 net tons

EUR 0,4 per 100 NT
EUR 0,3 per 100 NT
EUR 0,2 per 100 NT
EUR 0,1 per 100 NT

Duration: No time limit

Other information: The Finnish authorities committed them-
selves to provide reports every two years on the achievement
of the Tonnage Tax objectives

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confi-
dential information has been removed, can be found at

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

Date of adoption of the decision: 16.12.2003

Aid intensity or amount: Depending on the categories of
seafarers

Member State: France

Aid No: N 211/03

Duration: 12 months (1 January 2003 to 31 December 2003)

Title: New free zones in urban areas (ZFU)

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confi-
dential information has been removed, can be found at

Legal basis: La loi de programmation pour la ville et la réno-
vation urbaine no 2003-710 du 1er août 2003

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

Budget: Exemption from business tax in total: EUR 213
million over five years. Exemption from employers' social
security contributions in total: EUR 363 million over five years

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Duration: 1 January to 31 December 2008

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confi-
dential information has been removed, can be found at

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

Date of adoption of the decision: 16.12.2003

Member State: Belgium

Aid No: N 274/03

Title: Foundation for durable development of fisheries

Objective: To establish the Foundation for durable devel-
opment of fisheries and to finance measures acted out by the
foundation, aimed at the rational and justified exploitation of
the living aquatic resources on a durable basis

Legal basis: Loi de programme du 24 décembre 2002/
Programmawet van 24 december 2002

Budget: EUR 2 million per year

Aid intensity or amount: Within the limits of Annex IV of
Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999

Duration: 2003 and following years

Other information: Annual report

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confi-
dential information has been removed, can be found at

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

Date of adoption of the decision: 10.12.2003

Member State: Italy

Aid No: N 311/03

Title: R & D support to investments in meta-districts in region
Lombardia

Objective: The scheme aims to support competitiveness and
develop specialised districts in the fields of food and other
biotechnology, design, materials and fashion by encouraging
undertakings and research centres to jointly or individually
conduct these researches

Legal basis: Legge regionale del 24.3.2003 n. 3 articolo 2,
comma 5 «Modifiche a leggi regionali in materiale di organiz-
zazione, sviluppo economico, territorio e servizi alla persona»

Budget: The total budget of the scheme will presumably be
EUR 90-110 million

For

amount:

fundamental

research:
Aid intensity or
maximum 100 %; for industrial research: maximum 50 %; for
pre-competitive development: maximum 25 %; for study costs
preparatory to industrial research: maximum 75 %; for studies
activities:
to
preparatory
maximum 50 %.

pre-competitive

development

The aid intensity can be increased by max: 10 percentage
points, as the aid is to be given to SMEs; 5 percentage
points, as the aid is to be given to enterprises in 87(3)(c)
assisted areas; 25 percentage points where the project also
involves effective cross-border cooperation and where its
results are widely disseminated; 15 percentage points if the
is in accordance with the objectives of a
research project
the
specific project or programme undertaken as part of
Community's current
framework programme for R & D; 10
percentage points if the project involves effective cross-border
cooperation between independent partners and cooperation
projects reflecting point 5(10)(4) of the R & D framework.

Altogether,
exceeding 75 % for
top-ups, not
industrial research and 50 % for pre-competitive development

including

Duration: The scheme has a maximum duration of 10 years

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confi-
dential information has been removed, can be found at

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

Date of adoption of the decision: 12.12.2003

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: N 458/03

Title: Low Carbon Innovation Programme

Objective: R & D (support of new and emerging low carbon
technologies)

Legal basis: Science and Technology Act 1965, Environmental
Protection Act 1990

Budget: GBP 4 million (approximately EUR 5,8 million)
in
2003/2004; GBP 7 million (EUR 10,2 million) in 2004/2005;
GBP 3 million (EUR 4,4 million) in 2005/2006

Duration: Limited until 1 June 2008

Other information: The United Kingdom has to submit an
annual report on the implementation of the scheme including
the assessment of incentive effects in the case of aid granted to
large companies

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confi-
dential information has been removed, can be found at

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

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Date of adoption of the decision: 27.11.2002

Member State: Austria

Aid No: N 471/02

Objective: Compensation for additional tax burden for energy-
intensive companies

Legal basis: Wet belastingen op milieugrondslag

Title: Sale of parts of DDSG to the City of Vienna and transfer
to Wiener Hafen GmbH

Budget: EUR 21 million

Duration: Three years

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confi-
dential information has been removed, can be found at

Other information: Annual report

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confi-
dential information has been removed, can be found at

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

Date of adoption of the decision: 12.12.2003

Member State: Germany (Mecklenburg — Western Pomerania)

Date of adoption of the decision: 7.5.2003

Aid No: N 492/03

Title: Programme of the Land of Mecklenburg — Western
Pomerania to promote renewable energy — Extension of
State aid N 800/2000

Objective: Environment/renewable energy

Legal basis: Richtlinie für die Gewährung von Zuwendungen
des Landes Mecklenburg-Vorpommern zur verstärkten Nutzung
zukunftsträchtiger Energietechniken; § 44 Absatz 1 der Landes-
haushaltsordnung und der dazu ergangenen Verwaltungsvor-
schriften

Budget: EUR 2,38 million per year

Aid intensity or amount: 60 % maximum

Duration: Until 31 December 2006

Other information: Last approved under N 800/2000

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 746/02 and N 747/02

Title: Aid to the coal industry for 2003 and a restructuring
plan

Objective: Supporting the coal production in order to make a
contribution to the objective of energy security and the need to
continue the restructuring process of the coal industry

Legal basis: Council Regulation (EC) No 1407/2002 on State
aid to the coal industry

Budget: EUR 3 323,5 million for 2003

Aid intensity or amount: Aid for the reduction of activity
and production aid covers the difference between production
costs and selling price. Aid to cover exceptional costs covers
the costs arising from or having arisen from the rationalisation
and restructuring of the coal industry

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confi-
dential information has been removed, can be found at

Duration: 2003

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

Date of adoption of the decision: 16.12.2003

Member State: The Netherlands

Aid No: N 506/03

Other information: The Commission has decided not to raise
to State aid N 746/02 and N 747/02 —
any objections
Germany, aid to the coal industry for 2002 and a restructuring
plan, on the ground that the aid is compatible with Council
Regulation (EC) No 1407/2002 on State aid to the coal
industry

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confi-
dential information has been removed, can be found at

Title: Energy tax exemption for energy intensive end-users

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids